Fernandez admitted that between March 2011 and January 2012, he was a member of an online peer-to-peer file sharing network. He made child porn images and videos available for other members to download from his computer’s “shared” folder.

In March 2011, an undercover law enforcement agent successfully downloaded multiple images and videos from Fernandez’s computer. Authorities executed a search warrant at Fernandez’s home in January 2012, where they found computer equipment which contained numerous child porn images and videos.